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and if so I also believe it will more likely than not be with a team other than the Celtics

which just shows that all involved should be taken with a grain of salt, and that Goodman is hardly a definitive authority on the subject

he could've just used "DWS" and saved himself the explanation

is this the same Goodman who saw "no way Archie Miller can fail at IU" 4 years ago?

Dolson shouldn't have to increase the salary much (if any) if he's hiring an inactive guy like Matta or Beilein instead of a current coach with a buyout

wonder who the 2 (non-Cuban) boosters are?

maybe he'll have the opportunity to leave the Celtics for the Pistons or Kings instead--that should be fun times

personally I think any hypothetical decision by Brad would have less to do with extensions, or contracts in general, than it would with the question of whether his preference for NBA over college coaching has changed over time or not. FWIW there have definitely been expressions of dissatisfaction about Brad's coaching in the Boston media--as well as suggestions that some of the Celtic players regard him as "a college coach" and have basically tuned him out.

so this season (maybe due to Covid?) the usual obligation of invited teams to participate has apparently been waived

hope it's not just about accepting an NIT bid.....(sigh)

maybe he's headed to Arkansas to play for Musselman.....

or the second time...

some of these people, I suspect, are the same people who resisted the facilities updates and construction of Cook Hall since "Bob Knight won championships without them" and they thought the improvements were unnecessary this time around I additionally suspect they're more worried about the (supposed) national "bad optics" that might result from dismissing a coach in his 4th year than they are worried about wins and losses. Appearance over substance, in other words...

I keep hearing that Ainge "loves Brad" but I also get the impression that Ainge's job may be in as much or more jeopardy than Stevens' is

not sure how I feel yet about Pope as a potential candidate, but I do suspect he's less "tied down" to Provo (or Utah in general) than a lot of folks assume last time I looked, there were 3 LDS churches in Bloomington

I suspect it would be relatively easy for Dolson to talk to Brad, but much harder to talk him into changing his mind re: NBA coaching unless all the recent rancor and criticism by Celtic fans, and possible frustration of dealing with certain NBA players, has given Brad a new perspective on college-vs-pro coaching (and, yes, that would include the "horrors" of recruiting that nearly all college coaches dislike)

I could see him staying in conference and ending up at Kansas

think it would almost have to involve some sort of designated "Head Coach in Waiting" arrangement with one of the assistants he hired.

if we stick with someone it'll have nothing to do with "ancient history" from back then, it'll likely have more to do with some folks' fear of what they think would be "bad optics"

think it had to do with a brawl between Minny and Ohio State, which was then coached by Knight's coach/mentor Fred Taylor.

IIRC, RMK also had some conflicts w/ Musselman's father Bill (RIP) when he coached at Minny

what bothered me was 1) the way Rutgers laughed at IU in their last game and 2) IU's lack of response tonight to that previous treatment.

I would think if anything it's more likely at this point that Dolson might be unofficially consulting w/ Alford regarding Steve's opinion of some other coaches he's coached against, and how they might fare at IU

I heard he actually does the moon-walk to and from his seat at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

I suspect Miller's buyout isn't the only one that drops considerably next year; it's likely so will those of some other coaches FWIW